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BEYOND THE SPANISH ANNOUNCE TABLE

Today's column come to you from a man who is, although enjoying his wrestling, displeased with many, many things happening in the WWF. But before I delve into my sometimes completely irrational mind, I will comment on a few things that caught my attention.

For starters, I personally enjoyed the hell out of the XFL. Although the actual football sucked, it was very watchable. Now, to know me is to know I love football, so even if it sucks, I'll still watch it. Some of my favorite games ended up in a score of 3-9 final. But there was just something else that grabbed me. Seeing players doing things that FOX or CBS and usually NBC don't show. And hearing announcers say things the aforementioned don't either. It just seemed more real, which, if they can keep it up, makes me happy. But I'll tell you what, there's still nothing better than eating a grill cooked brat on a winters day in Wisconsin watching the Packers play.

Next, why did WCW fire all their amazingly more attractive than the WWF's women, women? My only thought is that its just a contract re-working, and they'll all be signed again, although I did hear word that two of said hotties was backstage at Monday's RAW is WAR. Damm, all this time I thought Trish was enough for the genetic-jackhammer. Ewwwwwwww.

Thirdly, if that is indeed a word, why would a great wrestler, who could be huge anywhere except the WWF, sign with the WWF? You bring Rhino, Justin Credible, Jerry Lynn and anyone else from ECW to WCW, and they're pushed and huge before the audience even sees them. I'm sorry, but the FED has enough great talent you guys, your going to get lost in the shuffle. The only reason I say this is because I WANT to see them succeed. I want some new crazy faction of ECW performers to actually make a dent so the long time fans won't have to cry for Paul Heyman. The WWF will make them job and job and job until any heat or star power they may have had will be all but forgotten. It's sad really, but they're the ones who signed that dotted line. At least Steve Corino has half a brain cell left, 420man, unfortunately, does not.

Quatro-ly

I really don't have a fourth thing to comment on, I just wanted to write Quatro-ly.

So here is my beef with the WWF. Yes, there still the biggest, yes there still the strongest, but how long are they going to sit content with these laurels? The WWF is spreading themselves way to thin. They were doing this before the XFL started. And now it's gotten worse. Here are my problems. As listed in no particular order.

1.. Spending segments pushing a book. An outside venture of a wrestler who the fans just don't care about anymore. It is so painfully obvious that the WWF wants China to be on the bestseller list, it makes me want to cry. Why you ask, because when I turn on a WRESLTING SHOW, I assume I'm going to watch WRESTLING. I don't need to be spoon-fed crap about how much you miss being on the road, but how glad you are that your meeting your fans at BOOK SIGNINGS. I just don't care about that. I'd rather watch the Brooklyn Brawler wrestler Mideon than hear about a stupid book. Yes, Mick Foley's book did great, BECAUSE HE HAD A STORY TO TELL AND HE'S A GOOD WRITTER. Eucch.

2.. Segments pushing, that's right, another outside enterprise, the XFL. Like I said before, I actually enjoyed it, but that doesn't mean I need to see VinnyMac resting his arm on an XFL helmet, donning an XFL leather jacket, in front of an XFL banner, the whole time trying to talk about something entirely unrelated, trying to pretend the stuff just isn't there. And just when you think the XFL talk is out of the show and there finally going to talk about WRESTLING, Jerry Lawler starts shreeking and mixing in the three letters into every damm sentence. My God, my god.

3.. Whatever happened to a main event that had 2 wrestlers in it? Can you remember one? Lets look back. Ummm, Rock and Taker vs. HHH and Rikishi, no, ummmm, Angle and HHH vs. Austin and Rock, no, Edge Christian and Angle vs. The Dudleys and the Rock, no, ummmmmmmm, aww horse crap. In the interest of fairness my ass. Fairness to the Wrestlers, but not the fans? I know its eye candy to see all your favorite stars in the ring at once, but that usually happens at the beginning of the show, during the half-hour promo. We don't need that much eye candy. What we need is a solid one on one match. I hate to say it, but I've been fast-forwording a lot less during Nitro lately. They actually have one on one match's. Duh.

Well, I feel better, don't you? Feel free to send feedback to jengebreth@hotmail.com. I'll be back next week, until then, don't do anything I wouldn't do, and if you do, name it after me.

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